ASSESSMENT OF HEAD ANDITS STRUCTURES

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is the part of a human body which includes the ears, brain, forehead, cheeks, chin, eyes, nose, and mouth, each of which aid in various sensory functions such as sight, hearing, smell, and taste

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head

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Responsible for hearing and balance

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Ears

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valuable sense organ that gives us the ability to see

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Eyes

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It allows for light perception and vision, including the ability to differentiate between colors and depth

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Eyes

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The mouth contains the

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teeth, tonsils, and tongue

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2 main functions of the mouth

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Eating and speaking

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Three nerves of the mouth

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facial, glossopharyngeal, and vagus

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helps speaking; its movement inside the
mouth helps form sounds that become words

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tongue

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Responsible for smelling

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Nose

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_______________________ in your upper nasal cavity send
messages to your brain to help you distinguish an infinite number of smells

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Olfactory nerves

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Gateway to Respiratory System

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Nose

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THE EXTERNAL EYE
Structures include the

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eyelids and surrounding tissues, conjunctiva, lacrimal apparatus, cornea, and anterior chamber

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ASSESSMENT OF THE EYE
Includes:

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• External eye structure
• Visual fields
• Extra ocular muscle test
• Visual acuity

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cross eye

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Strabismus

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Nearsightedness

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Myopia

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Farsightedness

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Hyperopia

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Loss of elasticity of the lens and thus loss of ability to see close objects

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Presbyopia

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An uneven curvature of the cornea that prevents horizontal and vertical rays from focusing on the retina

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Astigmatism

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Inflammation of the bulbar and palpebral conjunctiva

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CONJUNCTIVITIS

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Inflammation of the lacrimal sac

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DACRYOCYSTITIS

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fiedness, swelling and tenderness of the hair follicle

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HORDEOLUM (STY)

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other name for sty

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hordeolum

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Inflammation of the iris

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IRITIS

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“Black eye” resulting from injury

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CONTUSION or HEMATOMA

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Opacity of lens and its capsule

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CATARACTS

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A disturbance in the circulation of aqueous fluid which causes an increase in intra ocular pressure

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GLAUCOMA

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a membrane at the entrance to the inner ear

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oval window

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How does hearing work?

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The eardrum vibrates when sound waves enter the ear canal and pass vibrations to the oval window, which is a membrane at the entrance to the inner ear

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is achieved through a combination of the sensory organ in the inner ear, visual input, and information received from receptors in the body, especially around joints

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Balance

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GROSS HEARING ACUITY TESTS

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Watch tick test Whisper test Tuning fork tests

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Tuning fork tests

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- Weber’s test - Rinne test

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Sound is heard in both ears or is localized at the center of the head

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(Weber negative)

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is a test for lateralization. Tap the tuning fork strongly on your palm and then press the butt of the instrument on the top of the patient’s head in the midline and ask the patient where they hear the sound.

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Weber test

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evaluates hearing loss by comparing air conduction to bone conduction. Air conduction hearing occurs through air near the ear

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Rinne Test

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Eyebrows

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▪ Hair distribution and alignment ▪Symmetry ▪Skin quality ▪movement

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Eye lashes

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▪ Evenness of distribution ▪Direction of curl

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Eye lids

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▪ Surface characteristics ▪Position in relation to cornea ▪Ability to blink and frequency of blinking ▪Lesions/ edema / stye / signs of infection

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Bulbar and palpebral conjunctiva

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- Color ▪Texture ▪Presence of lesions

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Lacrimal gland, lacrimal sac and nasolacrimal duct

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▪ Edema ▪ Tenderness ▪ Evidence of tearing

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Cornea

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▪ Clarity and texture ▪ Perform corneal sensitivity test

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Pupils

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- Color ▪ Shape ▪ Symmetry of size ▪ PERLLA (pupils are round and react to light and accommodation)

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Able to read newsprint/ magazine

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Near Vision

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(Snellen’s Chart) 20/20 vision on Snellen’s type chart

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Distant Vision

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ASSESSMENT OF THE EAR Includes:

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▪Auricle ▪external ear canal ▪Tympanic membrane ▪Hearing acuity

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*With eyes closed, the patient should be instructed to acknowledge hearing the gentle rubbing of the examiner's fingers approximately 3-4 inches away from his right and left ear. *A watch, which the examiner can hear at a specific distance from his ear, is placed next to the patient's ear. Ask him to note when the watch sound disappears. Note that the examiner has to have normal hearing to do this exam (in at least one ear). Normal: *In a quiet room, the patient should be able to hear the physician's fingers rubbed lightly together 3-4 inches from his ear. *With aging * Progressive bilateral presbycusis (old hearing): Sensory neural loss * Difficulty appreciating consonants

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WATCH TIC TESTS